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Man United transfer news: brilliant bargain buy for Moyes?

Manchester United could be on the brink of snapping up one of Croatia’s brightest young talents if reports are to be believed. talkSPORT’s Transfer Spotlight takes a look at Robert Muric, a winger who appeared for his nation last year at the U-17 World Cup…

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Though Muric was recently tied down to a long-term contract with Dinamo Zagreb, his parents (along with the parents of fellow Dinamo starlet Alen Halilovic) claim to have found a loophole stating that the contract is void due to a technicality that wasn't fulfilled when the deal was signed. That would leave him free to move to Manchester United without the English side having to pay a transfer fee, and as little as €300,000 compensation.

Did you know?

1) Muric played for several amateur sides before Dinamo Zagreb snapped him up for their youth academy in 2011.

2) The winger – who can also play as a forward – excelled at youth level with Dinamo, earning the best player award in the junior league in 2012.

3) In 2013 Muric scored 15 goals in 19 games for Dinamo’s ‘cadet’ side, including a hat-trick against NK Inter Zapresic.

4) Unsurprisingly given his performances at youth level, Muric has already been on the bench for Dinamo Zagreb’s first team this season. As of January 2014 he has been promoted to the first team on a permanent basis, though he has yet to make his debut, something which could have contributed to his unease at the club.

5) Muric made his Croatia U17 debut in September 2012, and his first goal for them soon followed in a friendly against Turkey U17 in October of that year.